Abstract
Therapies that make use of dream material tend to interpret in the past, present, or future tense. Representative therapies that emphasize each tense are reviewd to motivate the notion of interpreting in all three tenses. The potential for integration over past, present, and future is discussed, and a detailed illustration is presented.
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Badalamenti, A.F. Time in the dream. J Relig Health 22, 334–339 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02279929
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